Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1913 — SO BRAVE WAS THIS SLEUTH [ARTICLE]

SO BRAVE WAS THIS SLEUTH

While Sheriff's New Deputy, Mouquln, Made Peace a Rude Thief , "Touched” Him. New York. —Louis Mouqin, the restaurateur of 149 Fulton street and 464 6th avenue, boarded a Broadway car about 7:30 the other night. The heart of Loulb beat high, the chest of Louis expanded with pride, for on said chest there reposed a brand new, glittering silver badge. That very day had the sheriff of New York, the Justly famous Julius Harburger, called Louis into his office and with mystic rite and solemn ceremony Induced him ranks of his duputles. The briefwut Impressive episode had a profound effect on Louis, and he burned with zeal and devotion. “Aliens!” said the new deputy to himself. “Would that some so daring breaker of the law would venture to show his head here now! Ah, but I would show my valiant chief that he had not unworthily bestowed 4ils trust! Perhaps it would be better to oonceal the shield, lest the canaille become <1 armed and escape me.” But such a sacrifice was too much to expect of a newly sworn deputy. The shield remained where It was. Just then a small riot broke forth at the upper end of the car. A man arose from bis seat and dived headlong into the forest of legs that covered the car floor, shrieking, "My dimel I have lost a dime!” When some of the passengers oh-

Jected to the man’s actions, Deputy Mouquln, badge well to the front, restored peace. “Whew, also corbleu!” mused the new deputy aa he mopped hia brow. “That shows how an efficient officer of the law can suppress disorder. Why, If I hadn’t been here somebody might have been touched for his roll.” Then he put his hand in his wallet ■pocket, but the wallet was missing. “What, already?” said the sheriff when he was Informed that his newest deputy had been relieved of several hundred dollars. “That’s the quickest work yet I guess before long they’ll be waiting outside the office to get my deputies as fast as t make ’em."